Kleistwahr, Winter, United States, The Helen Scarsdale Agency, HMS 050 B, vinyl LP (2021) In my little corner of the
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Author: nausika
Fuyu: a journey of Sisyphean effort through a dark and depressive fusion of doom, drone, sludge metal, shoegaze and stoner rock
Low Flying Hawks, Fuyu, United States, Magnetic Eye Records, MER074, CD digisleeve / double vinyl LP (2021) The third album
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Étang donné: a lush riverine forest soundscape work filled with magic and mystery
Philippe Neau, Étang donné, Belgium, Unfathomless, U70 CD (2021) Starting way back in 2008 with his Nobodisoundz project, Philippe Neau
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Music for Acoustic Instruments and Feedback: a graceful and enchanting album of heavenly ambience
Vanessa Amara, Music for Acoustic Instruments and Feedback, Denmark, Posh Isolation, PI 249 vinyl LP (2021) In case we need
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La fin de tous les chants: an emotional if harrowing journey of spiritual self-discovery in times of terror and oppression
Caverne, La fin de tous les chants, France, Résilience, CD digisleeve (2021) I’d hoped that the title of this album,
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Get On: PITA’s last major work feels incomplete and open-ended … just the way it should be
PITA, Get On, Austria, Editions Mego, EMEGO 269, vinyl LP (2019) The news of Peter Rehberg’s sudden death on 22
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Natura Aeternum (self-titled): a mix of atmospheric black metal and ambient dreamy pop
Natura Aeternum, self-titled, Bulgaria, BMC Productions, CD (2021) A self-titled fourth album, when previous albums have had other titles, might
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Fiori Chiari, Fiori Oscuri: a mix of sunny worlds of children’s dreams and an introspective solo piano melody
Alvin Curran, Fiori Chiari, Fiori Oscuri, Australia, Black Truffle, BT078 vinyl LP (reissue) (2021) First issued in 1978 on the
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Mntu: a raw and powerful atmospheric black metal debut of personal struggle and reconnection with First Nations heritage
Ushangvagush, Mntu, United States, Vigor Deconstruct, cassette / vinyl LP (2021) For a raw atmospheric black metal release, the cover
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Lastenkerääjä: leading listeners down a rabbit hole of dark and grim folk
Akkajee, Lastenkerääjä, Finland, self-released, AKKACD-002 (2021) In Finnish, “lastenkerääjä,” means “child collector”, referring to a child’s mind in which the
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